diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/strings.js b/frontend/src/lib/strings.js
index c0050f4..1d05eab 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/strings.js
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/strings.js
@@ -22,3 +22,10 @@ export function looseJsonIsValid(json) {
     return false;
   }
 }
+
+export function stringCouldBeID(string) {
+  if (looseJsonIsValid(string)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return /^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{1,}$/.test(string);
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/organisms/connection/collection/find.svelte b/frontend/src/organisms/connection/collection/find.svelte
index e0e4136..2b7e6ec 100644
--- a/frontend/src/organisms/connection/collection/find.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/organisms/connection/collection/find.svelte
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   import { startProgress } from '$lib/progress';
   import applicationSettings from '$lib/stores/settings';
   import views from '$lib/stores/views';
-  import { convertLooseJson } from '$lib/strings';
+  import { convertLooseJson, stringCouldBeID } from '$lib/strings';
   import { FindItems, RemoveItemById, UpdateFoundDocument } from '$wails/go/app/App';
   import { EJSON } from 'bson';
 
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@
       return;
     }
 
+    if (stringCouldBeID(form.query)) {
+      form.query = `{ "_id": "${form.query}" }`;
+    }
+
     querying = `Querying ${collection.key}…`;
     activePath = [];
     const newResult = await FindItems(collection.hostKey, collection.dbKey, collection.key, JSON.stringify({
@@ -172,7 +176,7 @@
           placeholder={defaults.query}
           autocomplete="off"
           spellcheck="false"
-          use:input={{ type: 'json', autofocus: true }}
+          use:input
           bind:this={queryField}
           bind:value={form.query}
         />